Blogs from Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, Asia - page 15

Dobry den!Mam za sebou dalsi den v metropole.Kedze som v utorok nestihol navstevu cisarskych zahrad, siel som tam hned rano.Areal je obrovsky a bol to predtym v podstate mestsky hrad Edo, takze su vsade kamenne hradby, vodne priekopy a zatarasy.Nie je to teda typicka japonska zahrada, ale oplati sa pozriet.Su tam dovezene rozne rastliny a stromy z celeho Japonska.Japonci su dobri zahradakri, takze je vsetko velmi pekne upravene. Po prehliadke zahrad a malej prestavke som sa vybral do muzea.Moc do muzei nechodim, ale toto je muzeum japonskej vojnovej historie, takze prebudilo moju zvedavost.Muzeum sa vola Yushukan a je sucastou chramoveho komplexu Yasukuni Jinja, postaveneho na pocest japonskych vojnovych hrdinov.Expozicia je velmi moderna a vidiet tam predmety z cias smurajov ale napriklad aj clovekom riadene torpedo z 2.svetovej vojny.Ako vzdy pri podobnom type muzei, som odchadzal p ... read more

We went to Shinjuku tonight to get our JR tickets and meet up with Yasu. It was really good to see him again, he's hardly changed at all. Problems with getting the tickets. My visa card expired yesterday, the emergency Mastercard didn't work for some reason, useless bloody thing it is... and I could only get ¥20,000 out of Akira's account. Had I not transferred a $1000 from it earlier today into our other account it would have had enough, what brilliant timing.... read more

Flying into the future. Day1 I’ve been on the flight for 5 hours anxiously awaiting my new destination. Singapore Airlines is by far the best airline company I have ever used. The alcohol is free flowing the meals are decent and the staff caters to your every need. I’m flying economy but I feel like I’m in first class. We have about 7 more hours to go. We are currently flying over Anchorage and the sun is setting. The plane ride is surprisingly beautiful when we arrive in Japan we will be a day ahead which is a little weird. I’m worried about the weather; Cali girls are not use to the cold weather. I’m upset that I can’t wear my flip-flops lol. Well my computer is going to die I will write more after my ... read more

Morning all, Sorry about the lack of photos on here, Its luck of the draw which machine I get and I thin only a few can accept a USB device and read it.... So today got up a little later 7am did the breaky banquet (I am eating sooo much) Love the grilled smoked salmon and the grilled fish today ! 　Got myself an all day access all areas rail ticket. and off I popped to Shinjuku Station apparently the amount of people passing through this station is equivilant to the entire population of canada, All I can say is I think canada had a bank holiday today, ok it was 9.15 by the time i got there but my local station Shinagawa was a hell of a lot busier that. Dead funny, to get to ... read more

I feel a little more settled now. I've discovered that: 1) although japanese kids dress weird clothes and have funky hair (really blond spiky long hair and tight tight pants, these are the boys), they're all weird in the exact same ways 2) no matter how ultra modern the streets look and how many neon signs are crammed in a row stretching way way up into the starless sky, there is a Shinto Shrine not far away, tucked in a quiet alleyway 3) There are fewer english speaking people around than in vietnam or cambodia or bolivia or peru... but... 4) if you just speak english in a japanese accent you will be understood. it's called katakana, and it takes care of nouns (intonetto = internet, hotto kohwee = hot coffee, hoteru = hotel, beeru = ... read more